Wild Greens and Quinoa Salad – #EatSmartVeggies

Okay, I’ll say it: Salads are way too high-maintenance. Come on, we were all thinking it.

Unless you want a boring bowl of sad lettuce, salad requires you to purchase extremely perishable ingredients that need to be washed, chopped, and tossed before eating. And you need to eat those same ingredients several days in a row or you’ll find yourself with a fridge full of rotting half-used veggies.

Until now.

I was able to sample several of the brand new Eat Smart Salad and Stir Fry Kits, and oh baby, oh baby. The first one I tried was the Wild Greens and Quinoa Salad Kit, which has kale, beet greens, julienned broccoli, carrots, red cabbage, crispy quinoa and almonds, plus feta cheese and an avocado herb dressing.

Seriously, I think that little packet of crispy quinoa changed my life. I’ve never tried quinoa before, and certainly never thought to put it in a salad. Now, I don’t know how I will eat salad without it.

Not only do these kits make it very fast and easy to throw together a meal, they’re also each packed with five to seven delicious and beneficial superfoods, like brussel sprouts, sugar snap peas, and bok choy, and they also come with yummy toppings like dried cranberries and peanuts.

We taste-tested two of the other Eat Smart salad kits as well – Sweet Kale (kale, green cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, chicory, roasted pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries, plus a poppyseed dressing) and Ginger Bok Choy (sugar snap peas, carrots, Napa cabbage, broccoli, bok choy and red cabbage, plus peanuts and a ginger sesame dressing). Both were delicious, and no need for cooking and clean up? I’m all about that.

We also tried two of the Eat Smart Stir Fry Kits. The Kale and Red Chard has broccoli florets, red chard, kale, snow peas and carrots with stir fry sauce, and the Shanghai Blend (pictured below) has Brussels sprouts, bok choy, kale, snow peas and carrots with a tangy hoisin sauce.

I added some beef strips, rice noddles, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds, and ta da! A really hearty dinner, complete with a healthy serving of veggies, in about 15 minutes. Two thumbs way, way up.

Eat Smart Salad and Stir Fry Kits are available in lots of grocery stores and club stores. To find one near you, check out this handy store locator. Lucky for us, there’s a Harris Teeter with Eat Smart products only a few miles from our house. Thank goodness, because I’m going to have to replenish our stock fairly regularly. The Eat Smart site also has several quick and healthy recipe ideas if you’re looking for some more great ideas for eating your veggies.

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

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18 thoughts on “Wild Greens and Quinoa Salad – #EatSmartVeggies”

Allison I have never contacted anyone on Pinterest, but looking for a way to improve on boxed cake mixes I came upon you. Anyway, I am making the cake tonite but what made me contact you are the dishes you have on your hutch. I have the same ones. They were my mother in laws and are dated from 1960 which is the year my husband was born. Anyway just had to tell you because those dishes are very special to me.
Regards Aleida

I agree with you completely. My salads are usually so boring.. It’s not like I can instagram a pic of my salad, lol! I need to check those pre-mixed ones out. It looks so fancy like you have been choppin’ for hours! xo

Your blog makes me more and more excited to go grocery shopping each time I read it. Another great recipe. Considering I’m a vegetarian, I am totally in love with trying this. Hopefully the taste produces the same effect. I’m sure it will! 🙂